There are still kids who don't know if their parents are alive, don't have anything to eat or books to go to school."French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie comparing his booing at the hands of Brazilian fans to the notorious treatment of Jesse Owens at Hitler's Berlin Olympics in 1936. "This is how I wanted to finish my career."Judoka Rafaela Silva, raised in Rio's most notorious favela, after winning Brazil's first gold of the Games.

The first, it's acrobatics. "In 1936, the crowd was against Jesse Owens..However, Rio 2016 turned out to be a bit of a disappointment for Asian giants China, who grabbed 12 gold medals less than what they won in the 2012 Olympics. This relatively poor tally has pushed China down to the third spot on the medals table, as Britain move up the charts with 27 golds.. I've lived a dream come true. "There you go. So the fact of becoming Olympic champion is just huge for all of us. We've not see this since. banana."Majlinda Kelmendi on winning Kosovo's first Olympic gold medal at its maiden Games. "It's great for kids who are watching judo now."British dressage gold medal winner Charlotte Dujardin on her fiance Dean Golding who wore a shirt bearing the proposal: 'Can we get married now '

"The only thing I ever wanted was to compete in the Olympics."Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson on dealing with a crocodile on the Rio course. So lets take a look at some of the best quotes from the recently concluded Rio Games. Being able to cap it off with these Games is just the perfect way to finish.From Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps’ elation, to Majlinda Kelmendi becoming the first gold winner for Kosovo, the Olympics had it all.. Seeing someone like me who left the City of God, who started judo at five years of age as a joke."International gymnastics chief Bruno Grandi not a fan of four-gold medal star Simone Biles."We have survived a war."Syria's Yusra Mardini, representing the Games' first ever refugee team, after winning her 100m butterfly heat."US swimmer Ryan Lochte on his infamous fabricated story of being robbed at gunpoint in Rio.From Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps’ elation, to Majlinda Kelmendi becoming the first gold winner for Kosovo, the Olympics had it all..

"I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that am sorry to my teammates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors and the hosts of this great event."Usain Bolt on securing his 'triple triple' of 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay golds."Michael Phelps after winning his 23rd gold medal. He later apologised. "A little tickle with a lob wedge.A mega sporting event like the Olympics was filled with different kinds of emotions, as winners, losers, and those disgraced by virtue spring nuts Manufacturers of various activities came out with their own takes on different matters. I thought it could handle that. "He is just such a. Rio De Janeiro: The 2016 Rio Olympics have come to a close on Sunday, with USA topping the medals charts once again, bagging the same number of gold medals (46) as they won in London four years ago. I'm the greatest. "For me the gymnastics of the second American (Aly Raisman) is more artistic than the first (Simone Biles)